by dapp | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, News
Huddling up in one corner of a dilapidated classroom block when it rains to sitting on the ground and bricks in class, that was a normal way of life for 170 students of Chemhondoro high school in Shamva district. To show compassion for these children, Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Zimbabwe with funding from the Japanese embassy will be implementing a project titled “The Project for improvement of the Educational Environment at Chemhondoro Secondary School in Shamva District” which will see the construction of a classroom block and 2 teachers houses at the school, renovation of a classroom block and completion of an ablution block.
Speaking at the signing ceremony held at Chemhondoro Secondary School in December 2016, DAPP Partnership Director Mathias Paradzai said, “ DAPP Zimbabwe has been promoting education since 1980. It is from this background that the Chemhondoro School Headmaster approached us to make an application to the Japanese Embassy on their behalf. Together we came up with a winning proposal that impressed the Japanese Embassy”
He added that “Education is one of the key pillars of our work and this partnership commits us to work together more closely towards our common goal of bringing development in this community through pursuing the provision of quality education in a conducive learning environment”
Speaking at the same occasion Mr Dabide Tsunakake, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Japan to Zimbabwe noted that the Embassy of Japan places great emphasis on the provision of basic human needs such as the right to a decent education. He also expressed his hope that the project would be successfully implemented with the support from community members.
by dapp | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, News
HOPE Bindura is guided by the Humana People to People HOPE concept with activities falling in three main headlines:
- Health – promoting HIV testing, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and condom distribution
- Outreach – Community Home Based Care, support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, youth education and campaigns
- Opinion Forming Activities – community dialogues with specific groups
The slideshow below will show you pictures from the activities of HOPE Bindura and their achievements so far.
by dapp | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, News
Approximately 56 households from Kagweda Village in ward 14 of Mutasa District; amongst them pregnant women, the sick, the elderly, even the educated spent 7 years travelling for about 2km to fetch safe/clean water from the borehole in a nearby village after theirs broke down. The burden was so much that the community ripped open the broken down borehole to access water.
It never dawned on them that the community itself has the capacity to repair and maintain the water point until the leadership was empowered through the C-WASH organized Training for Transformation’s Community Based Management (CBM) component. Thus the community was mobilized to harness their meager financial resources for borehole repairs. The project provided a vehicle for the transportation of the tools, spares and District Maintenance Team (DDF).
It was discovered during the repairs that the borehole needed a replacement for the leather cups, which cost only $7. It took the community effort and the expertise of the DDF less than 4 hours to bring back the borehole to life after 7 years of down time. The borehole is now an oasis of life to 56 households from Kagweda village and 40 more from Kasikai village whose borehole has run dry.
The initiative and the success thereof, saw two more villages mobilizing and repairing two more boreholes which had been defunct for an average of 6 months. The success opened the minds of the communities who had thought borehole maintenance, repair and rehabilitation was a responsibility of the government and the donors. This triggering effect was magnified when the USAID visited the borehole in May 2016. The visit led the communities to realize the importance of their efforts in the provision of safe and clean water.
by dapp | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, News
The basic water ,health and sanitation of the Nyanga community is set to significantly improve following the handover of materials to rehabilitate and build water and sanitation facilities under the USAID ’s Community Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Natural Resources Management (C-WASH) project being impemented by DAPP Zimbabwe.
Officially handing over the equipment worth 40 thousand dollars the Provincial Water and Sanitation Sub-Committee Chairperson for Manicaland Robert Chawatama said the materials will construct or rehabilitate 83 boreholes, 45 pumps to extract water, 105 drinking troughs for animals, and 102 latrines.
At the same event a total of 18 community latrine and water pan builders and 16 village pump mechanics,who had been trained by Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Zimbabwe graduated. With guidance from the District Development Fund, these builders and mechanics will assist the communities in constructing and repairing their water infrastructure and ensure long-term sustainability.
USAID Zimbabwe Acting Mission Director Bruce Abrams said “With this newly acquired technical expertise and building materials, these communities are now able to protect themselves against water-borne diseases.”
USAID’s C-WASH activities will provide safe and clean water to 2,400 households and six schools in the district (Sanhani Primary, Mbiriyadi Primary, Chapataronga Primary, Kazozo Primary, Chimusasa Primary, and Fombe Secondary Schools).
The communities of Nyanga North have long grappled with access to safe and clean water due to frequent breakdowns of boreholes. Some families travel for 10 kilometers to access safe water while others sleep queuing for water at the boreholes.
C-WASH is a two-year, $1.5 million activity launched in 2015 and funded by USAID. It seeks to address the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and natural resource management challenges in targeted rural areas of Zimbabwe. DAPP Zimbabwe and Zim-AHEAD will jointly implement C-WASH, which targets four districts in Zimbabwe: Chimanimani, Mutasa, Chipinge, and Nyanga.
by dapp | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, News
DAPP Zimbabwe launched a four month campaign to end early and forced child marriages in Bindura district of Mashonaland Central Province. The campaign running from November 2015 to February 2016 will be carried out under the existing HOPE program which focuses on the protection of children. The campaign will tackle issues to do with entrenched cultural practices, social norms and religious practices that have fuelled the occurrence of forced and early child marriages.
Key activities of the campaign will include:
- To mobilise leaders and activists to take action to prevent early and forced child marriages
- To raise community awareness on the rights of girls in line with Human rights and Women’s Rights Statutes
- To raise awareness on the negative effects of early and forced marriages on girls in Mashonaland Central Province
- To undertake advocacy efforts towards policy harmonization in Zimbabwe
The “I am PRECIOUS” Campaign through activities such as opinion dialogue sessions with Community Members, solidarity march ,debates with Junior Parliamentarians and radio programs is expected to increase awareness of the negative effects of early and forced child marriages, and contribute towards ending the violation of child rights.
The “I am Precious” campaign has been made possible though the generous support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)
